aposto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apposite adjective Very suitable to the particular situation or point being made; strikingly to the point.
- apposition noun (grammar) The placing of a noun or noun phrase next to another one to explain or rename it, with both having the same role in the sentence.
Senses
aposto is used for these senses in English:
- apposite Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- apposition (grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.
- appositive (grammar) a word or phrase that is in apposition
- at the ready (idiomatic) Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.
apposition — full definition
- noun (grammar) The placing of a noun or noun phrase next to another one to explain or rename it, with both having the same role in the sentence.
- noun (grammar) The link between two nouns or noun phrases used in this way.
- noun The state of lying next to each other rather than facing one another.
- noun The act of putting two things next to each other, or fitting them together.
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